Myanmar: Broadcasting Law (j) ensuring development of the broadcast industry and protect rights and opportunities of the license holders; (k) establishing fees and tariffs which are fair and reasonable and which provide for the economic viability of broadcast institutions and a fair return on their investments. (l) defining duties and responsibility of council members. (m) defining the numbers of licenses and allocating broadcasting services in designated broadcasting zones of the country. (n) issuing, renewing and revoking broadcast licenses. 15. To exercise the powers vested therein, the Council shall perform the following duties and responsibilities: (a) coordinate with the Authority in spectrum management particularly in the area of broadcast frequencies; (b) develop licensing programmes and procedures for broadcast institutions engaged in production and distribution of programmes; (c) adopt broadcasting codes of conduct in consultation with broadcast institutions and civil society organizations; (d) monitor compliance by license holders with the broadcasting law including the code of conduct as well as their original broadcast proposals and terms of licenses; (e) deal with complaints from natural or juridical persons regarding the breach of the codes of conduct or from persons with a direct legal interest regarding the non-compliance by a broadcast institution with its license, provisions of the broadcasting law and any rules and regulations adopted by the Council; (f) conduct investigation including compelling witnesses to appear before it and requiring broadcast institutions to provide it with relevant documents and information; (g) publish regularly bulletins on its activities in mass media; (h) coordinate with the Authority, government agencies, broadcast institutions, professional broadcast associations, and civil society organizations in pursuing programmes and activities for the development of the broadcast industry. 16. All Council members shall : (a) be independent and impartial in the exercise of their functions; (b) act at all times in the overall public interest and shall not use their appointment to advance their personal interests, or the personal interests of any other party or entity. Chapter V Tenure of Council Members 17. 18. (a) (b) (c) The term of the Council is five years. The term of the Council members is the same as the term of the Council. Members shall serve for five years and may be re-appointed to serve a maximum of two terms. However, the ongoing Council, on expiry of its term, shall continue its functions till the President forms a new Council under this Law. The President may remove chairman and member from the Council only after due process: (a) where the individual becomes ineligible, by virtue of section 7 and 8, for appointment to the Council; ARTICLE 19 – Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA – www.article19.org – +44 20 7324 2500 Page 20 of 30